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After buildinAfter building each city, take a picture and answer the questions that follow. Create a page on your weebly site for Sustainable Cities that includes a picture of each model and a brief description (use the questions as a guide). ost a link to your site below! ost link to weebly! https!noahpounds.weebly.comsemester#$.html
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art &! 'aimiing ersonal ri*ate Space
+sing all the pieces you ha*e been gi*en and the grid that represents your total land space, take about  minutes to design an urban area that maimies the amount of personalpri*ate space for each citien.
art & -uestions!
&. escribe the city you /ust designed. 0e clumped all the business establishments and city buildings together tightly so we could allow more space for pri*ate housing. $. -uantify the percentage of opengreen space in the city you ha*e designed! 1int count the bumps on the grid. 0hat percentage has been left for opengreen space in the city you ha*e created2 333333333333 (Show all work) % % %4$  4$ 5 &6$7. &6$7 8 9$ 5 :$. :$  &6$7 5 :4.6; opengreen space % % % 4. escribe the most important effects that are gained from maimiing personal li*ing space that is pri*ately owned and utilied! %Citiens ha*e more pri*ate space in their homes for recreation. <his leads to greater happiness and a decreased need to tra*el to meet their recreational needs.
%%% art $! 'aimiing ublic Space
+sing all the pieces you ha*e been gi*en and the grid that represents your total land space, take fi*e minutes to design an urban area that maimies the amount of public space that is a*ailable for all citiens= use. % %
art $ -uestions! %
&. escribe the city that you ha*e designed for maimiing space. 0e designed a city that maimied public space by spacing out placements of city buildings such as police precinct houses, fire houses, libraries, and schools. % $. -uantify the percentage of opengreen space in the city you ha*e designed! % %4$  4$ 5 &6$7. &6$7 8 :6 5 :47. :47&6$7 5 :&.$;
%% % 4. escribe the effect of opengreen space on each of the topics below! % a. -uality of life! >pengreen space allows for greater quality of life as citiens ha*e opportunities for recreation and eercise in the green space. % b. +rban animal life! >pengreen space allows for pets to become more *iable, because you can take them for walks in the green space. <hey also allow for the possibility of animals li*ing on the green space independently. % c. 0eather and climate! ?reen and open space doesn@t negati*ely affect the en*ironment as much and therefore has a net positi*e affect on weather and climate. % d. oise! <he green and open space pro*ide a refuge from the noisy streets of the rest of the city. <he reduce noise pollution. %% e. Air quality! ?reen space allows for less pollution#rife streets and more areas with >$ ehibiting plants. <hey increase air quality. % f. 0ater quality! ?reen space allows for new possibilities for water sources. <his increases water quality. % % % %
art 4! A Sustainable City
+sing all the pieces you ha*e been gi*en and the grid that represents your total land space, take about & minutes to design an urban area that maimies the positi*e aspects of city life and minimies the negati*e aspects of city life. +se the following questions to help plan your city before you present your final idea %
art 4 -uestions!
&. escribe the sustainable city you ha*e designed. % >ur sustainable city balances the maimiation of public and pri*ate space to a happy medium. 0e also mo*ed the sewage plants far away from the housing and had plenty of green space. Bastly, we organied a road system that easily and efficiently mo*es people to where they need to go. $. 0hat are the strengths of this layout2 ublic and pri*ate space are balanced. <he sewage plant is far from the houses for sanitation purposes. 4. 0hat are the weaknesses of this layout2 0e could ha*e prioritied either public or pri*ate space more. 0e could ha*e also had more greenopen space. % 7. Consider the urban areas created by the other groups. id e*eryone emphasie the same strengths and
weaknesses2 0ere some aspects of city life gi*en greater priority2 o, some groups had a stronger emphasis on pri*ate or public land space. Some spent more time drawing on facilities rather than planning using the Begos. Some focused on giant Bego presidents. <hey all had their positi*es. % . n your ideal urban area, what form of mass transportation would be most prominent2 Dplain how this form of transportation fits into your city design. ublic transportation would be most prominent. >ur stellar road system would easily facilitate a robust and cheap bussing system. Eusses reduce carbon footprint by essentially car#pooling.
art 7! City Analysis
% &. 0hich buildings need to be nearest to each other to minimie transportation and congestion2 1ousing facilities and businesses need to be close to minimie traffic congestion. % $. 0hich buildings need to be placed apart from others due to sight, smell, noise or toicity2 0hich buildings need to be near others despite their negati*e attributes2 ower plants and sewage plants need to be placed far away from housing and business to reduce their haardous effects. % 4. 0hich buildings should be buffered by opengreen areas2 1ow can adding green spaces (parks) be used to reduce urban sprawl2 Eusinesses need to be buffered by opengreen areas or else commercialied buildings will grow closer and closer and higher and higher and there will be little public space to en/oy free of commercialism. 7. 1ow can urban gardens and agriculture reduce the negati*e attributes of a city2 % <hey can pro*ide some of the positi*e attributes of rural li*ing in the city. <he allow for public open areas for people to en/oy themsel*es in. . 1ow do you design cities so that the people who li*e there ha*e a sense of community2 Fou must pro*ide go*ernment programs like libraries and park acti*ities so that people ha*e things to do. % G. 1ow can the design of a city reduce crime, po*erty, and in/ustice2 0e can space police stations out more and regulate the density of housing. <he more dense housing is, the higher the likelihood of crime is. % 9. 0hat configuration of transportation pathways would be most useful2 Strong public transportation supports employment and local businesses. %
H. 1ow did you design your city to minimie the need for resources2 Are there ways to reduce wastes or pollutants2 'ore public transportation and biking related infrastructure to reduce car usage. % :. f nothing could be imported into a city (resources) or eported out (pollutantswaste), would you alter yourcity layout in any way during planning2 Iemember that local control is a ma/or part of what makes a city Jsustainable.K
%  would allow for more green space so you could ha*e agriculture inside the city so it could sustain itself. % % art ! 'odern Sustainable Cities
n some cities, efforts ha*e been made to impro*e the quality of life for residentsL certain practices ha*e been implemented through go*ernment programs, the city layout has been redesigned andor public works such as schools, parks or mass transportation ha*e been enhanced. Eelow is a list of se*eral cities that ha*e made strides in one area or another. Choose 4 cities to research each particular city=s impro*ement pro/ects. iscuss what is unique about each city and why it is considered sustainable. 0rite the long term effects that each of these ma/or sustainable changes will ha*e, net to the name of the city below! % &. a*is, California! a*is has prioritied accommodations for bikers and pedestrians in an effort to incenti*ie biking and other green forms of transportation. <hey do this by increased amounts of bike parking, designated biking and pedestrian infrastructure, publishing a bike map of a*is, and more. <he effect is that transportation in a*is is more sustainable, and emissions are reduced. $.. Curitiba, Erail! Curitiba has an incredible amount of green space in the city. n fact, the city is surrounded by an enormous green belt which is populated by numerous plants and animals. <he positi*e effects of this are the support and sustainability in regards to the en*ironment, as well as the wool obtained from sheep in the green belt. % 4. ortland, >regon! ortland@s Eureau of lanning and Sustainability (ES) has worked to promote green building practices , fi it fairs (fairs that help Americans fi broken products instead of buying new ones), home energy regulations, and clean energyM <he result is a city that is not only green, but has a green culture. % 7. Chattanooga, <ennessee % . San Nrancisco, California
g each city, take a picture and answer the questions that follow. Create a page on your weebly site for Sustainable Cities that includes a picture of each model and a brief description (use the questions as a guide). ost a link to your site below!
ost link to weebly! https!noahpounds.weebly.comsemester#$.html

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